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Like if it's even an option for you at all, make the move. It's such a better quality of life it's crazy, cannot be exaggerated.

Obviously not easy, but if it's even at all potentially feasible do what you can to make it happen.

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[–] crime@hexbear.net 13 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

So the thing with the Boston rental market is it depends on what time of year you're looking. Like 75% of Boston leases open on Sept. 1 and end on August 31. Most apartments come on the market for the current year in the first 3 months of the year (Jan/Feb/March) so if you're looking outside of that time window there's much less available and the prices are higher.

Edit: There's also no rent control which helps nothing

[–] ClimateChangeAnxiety@hexbear.net 8 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Why the fuck does the Boston rental market work the same way as my shitty little college town

[–] enkifish@hexbear.net 14 points 3 months ago

Because Boston is the biggest, shittiest, college town in the country.

[–] crime@hexbear.net 7 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Because Boston is actually like 20 colleges in a trench coat

On the plus side, Allston Christmas rules

[–] TheDeed@hexbear.net 1 points 3 months ago

You literally cannot even get through traffic hardly around the week that college students are moving in in Boston